On my first EDI gig, the client hired a guy to help us contractors with the Gentran mainframe to TLE Unix conversion mapping and TP setup. The day he interviewed for the job, the EDI project leader submitted his resignation. The client then offered the new guy the supervisor role.
Turns out the guy couldn't even spell EDI. He was nothing but hot air and bile. But he was on the client's staff. And when he got out of the way and let us do our work without interference (which he was not smart enough to do very often), we made him look good. I have had several assignments where the contract supervisor I worked for, or the staff member I worked for, knew less than I about what I did. It's a curse, I guess. It's really hard to find somebody who knows as much about my specialty as I do. So you're the expert. So you know more than your supervisor. So what? That's why you do the work and he is the supervisor. Make the most of it. If you want to be considered for promotion, join a Toastmasters club and learn communication and leadership. www.toastmasters.org. Click FIND and locate a chapter near you. Art Douglas Lead Consultant Blackwater Network (877) 464-8915 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of avid_diver01 Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] Management Question Please help me understand my situation. I have been a mainframe Cobol and CICS programmer since 1985 and then Genran MVS mapper since 1990 and had been a Gentran MVS administrator along the way. Now, I am not allowed to manage EDI group but instead Sr. Manager hired a contractor who does not know mainframe and Gentran at all. I have never been in this situation in which I know a lot more (EDI system and process as well as business process) than the person I report to. So, my question is: Is it common practice for a knowledgeable employee to report to a non- knowledgeable contractor? Thank you. ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
